Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coelacanth
Description: WEBCoelacanths ( / ˈsiːləkænθ / ⓘ SEE-lə-kanth) (order Coelacanthiformes) are an ancient group of lobe-finned fish (Sarcopterygii) in the class Actinistia. [2] [3] As sarcopterygians, they are more closely related to lungfish and tetrapods (which includes amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals) than to ray-finned fish .
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Link: https://www.britannica.com/animal/coelacanth
Description: WEBThough once thought to be deepwater fishes, coelacanths are now known to inhabit mesopelagic waters, below the continental shelf, at depths of some 650–1,300 feet (200–400 metres). Coelacanths appeared about 400 million years ago during the Devonian Period and were abundant over much of the world.
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Link: https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/fish/coelacanth
Description: WEBCoelacanth. Division of Fishes. Coelacanths (seel-a-canths) were once known only from fossils and were thought to have gone extinct approximately 65 million years ago (mya), during the great extinction in which the dinosaurs disappeared.
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Link: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/fish/facts/coelacanths
Description: WEBCoelacanths are elusive, deep-sea creatures, living in depths up to 2,300 feet below the surface. They can be huge, reaching 6.5 feet or more and weighing 198 pounds. Scientists estimate they can...
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Link: https://www.americanoceans.org/species/fish/coelacanth/
Description: WEBSpecies and Distribution. Coelacanths are a rare and ancient type of fish that have been around for over 400 million years. There are two living species of coelacanths, the African Coelacanth ( Latimeria chalumnae) and the Indonesian Coelacanth ( Latimeria menadoensis ).
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Link: https://www.thoughtco.com/coelacanths-worlds-only-living-extinct-fish-1093326
Description: WEBAug 11, 2019 · You'd think it would be hard to miss a six-foot-long, 200-pound fish, but the discovery of a live Coelacanth in 1938 caused an international sensation. Discover 10 fascinating Coelacanth facts, ranging from when this fish supposedly went extinct to how the females of the genus give birth to live young.
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Link: https://oceana.org/marine-life/coelacanth/
Description: WEBAs a result of its small geographic range, low natural numbers, and vulnerability to newly arising deep-sea fisheries, the coelacanth is considered to be critically endangered (very highly vulnerable to extinction) by marine scientists.
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Link: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-smithsonians-coelacanth-lost-its-brain-and-got-it-back-again-180968450/
Description: WEBMar 13, 2018 · In life, coelacanths are a beautiful porcelain blue with distinctive cream-colored blotches. I dream of swimming with the coelacanths, but most of us will never see a live one as they dwell in...
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Link: https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/snapshot/coelacanth
Description: WEBJune 7, 2013. Donald E. Hurlbert, Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. Coelacanth, 1938. This Smithsonian Snapshot celebrates the June 8 World Oceans Day with this coelacanth, a prehistoric fish thought to have gone extinct 65 million years ago.
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Link: https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/coelacanths-the-fish-that-outdid-the-loch-ness-monster.html
Description: WEBWhat is a coelacanth? Coelacanths were first described by Louis Agassiz in 1836 from a 260-million-year-old fossilised fish tail. He named the genus Coelacanthus. Many more fossil coelacanths have been found since, ranging in age from 409-66 million years old. The living West Indian Ocean coelacanth reaches up to two metres long and 100 kilograms.
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